Articles in the Chechen Culture Category
In an old saklia (hut) there lived a poor man. He had three sons. Together they went to the mountains and brought down wood for the prince.
This myth was written down in 1937 in Itumqälla by Axhmad Suleymanov from Sulim Murtazaliyev who told it by heart.
This is a reconstruction of the story, passed down by word of mouth, of how my ancestor survived our turbulent past, and how history lives on.
Apti Bisultanov experiments with both traditional Chechen literary genres and free verse. Bisultanov, who has fought as a partisan in Chechnya, is of the opinion that religion and poetry cannot be kept apart.
It is hard to convey the power of his dancing in words. People call him the “Chaliapin of the danceâ€, “Paganini of the danceâ€, “Stradivarius ıf the danceâ€, and it isn not surprising. Everywhere people …
The monograph by historian Dr. Lechi Garsaev, is the first work devoted to Vainakh women’s clothes. It is based on real dresses, which are being compared with those worn by people of neighbouring regions.
The Chechen word for “wedding” is translated as “play.” Wedding stands for a succession of live shows, singing, dancing, muiscal and pantomime numbers.
The word “Nokhchallah” does not lend itself to translation. But it may and must be explained. “Nokhcho” stands for Chechen. “Nokhchallah” brings together all the specific properties of the Chechen character. It implies a whole …
The traditional Chechen marriage ceremony, like their other folk customs has always been in its secretive cohesion. It included sing-songs, dance, music, pantomime and narration, which altogether produced a whole spectacle.
The first thing a Chechen asks on meeting anyone is “How is your family? Are all of them safe and sound?” A well-mannered person will inquire, before taking leave, if there is “anything he could …
Respect of elders. Every Chechen family, without a single exception, respects and cares about the elder generations of its members, in particular about the parents.
A legend says that the ancestor of all Chechens – Nokhchuo – was born with a piece of iron in one hand and a piece of cheese in the other. “Grace seldom rests on places …
We share a summary of the book “Vainakh Ethics†on customs and traditions of Chechens by Edi Isaev. It is an utmost important work.
In his formative monograph on abrechestvo, Yuri Botiakov argues that the abrek exists on the threshold dividing death from life.[1] He counter poses this view with Russian and Soviet ethnography’s traditional reading of abrechestvo, which …
“Desert Mirages”, a short story by famous Chechen writer Taisa Irs. It was the only one translated story of the 2008 Short Story Competition at ShortStoryRadio.com webpage.
